Government Releases Rules for Donations of Vehicles
The Treasury Department has issued guidelines to explain how donors of vehicles can take tax deductions for the gifts under a new law. The guidelines say that donors can take a larger deduction for vehicles that are eventually sold by charities to poor people for less than their real value. The…
By Elizabeth Schwinn
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Author Investigates Why People Give
Mega Gifts: Who Gives Them, Who Gets Them, Second Edition, by Jerold Panas, examines what motivates donors to make a big gift to charity. Mr. Panas, who has written extensively on fund raising, says that donors don’t give for the tax deductions, or simply because they have been asked. If donors are…
By Caroline Preston
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Report Explores ‘New Era’ in Philanthropy
Looking Out for the Future: An Orientation for Twenty-First Century Philanthropists, by Katherine Fulton and Andrew Blau, examines trends in the world at large, as well as changes within nonprofit organizations and foundations, that are transforming how American philanthropy operates. Based on a…
By Caroline Preston
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New Techniques for Experienced Grant-Proposal Writers
Grantwriting: Proven Strategies Professionals Use to Make Their Proposals Work, by Michael K. Wells, provides experienced grant-proposal writers with techniques for making their applications stand out. Mr. Wells, a consultant who teaches proposal writing at Portland State University, describes how…
By Caroline Preston
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Grant Makers Should Support the Arts for Their Intrinsic Benefits, Report Says
Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts, edited by Kevin F. McCarthy, Elizabeth H. Ondaatje, Laura Zakaras, and Albert Brooks, provides a new rationale for foundation and government support of the arts. The report says that policy debates in recent years have focused…
By Caroline Preston
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Tips for Grant Making That Better Serves Women and Girls
The Case for Better Philanthropy: The Future of Funding for Women and Girls says that foundations and nonprofit groups should develop new arguments for helping women and girls. Instead of simply supporting programs to rectify inequities between men and women, like unequal compensation or access to…
By Caroline Preston
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Essays on How Women Have Used Philanthropy to Shape Education
Women and Philanthropy in Education
By Caroline Preston
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Guide to Writing Strategic Plans That Will Be Put to Use
Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations: A Practical Guide and Workbook, Second Edition
By Caroline Preston
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Book Offers Guidance to Aspiring Nonprofit Founders
Starting & Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide
By Caroline Preston
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Guide Aims to Answer the ‘Why’ of Grant-Proposal Writing
Models of Proposal Planning & Writing, Third Edition
By Caroline Preston
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